First I uploaded the phpMyAdmin script to my website. I then configured the config.inc.php script and uploaded that.

I then went to the phpmyadmin/admin folder on my site. I assume at this point I´m automatically logged in as the root user, no? Or is there a special process to logging in as the root user? It seems as if everything is okay as I can see my databases, can create tables, etc.

I´m a beginner to this and sometimes explicit instructions are necessary. I´ve searched for hours on the web trying to solve this on my own, but no luck.

I´m pretty sure it´s a VPS. The thing is I´m the one that purchased the hosting package so it´s me who set up the database and it´s users with my hosting company. I also set up the passwords. Heck, I did everything!!!

I really don´t understand how to log in as root user. Is there some steps that I need to take after going to the phpMyAdmin/admin folder? I don´t see any log in links.

What I do see is two databases listed on the left hand side under the phpMyAdmin icons. One called information_schema and another one that I created. I also managed to create some tables on my database, which makes me feel like I´m logged in already.

From what you explain it seems like you have a hosting package not a full VPS, with a VPS you have actual control of the whole server and can login as root, are you sure you are not on a shared system with several users using the same database ?

On a VPS phpmyadmin would have to connect as the root user to have root privileges